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Shaughnessy, Michael F.; Fulgham, Susan M. – Educational Technology, 2016
In this regular feature of "Educational Technology," Michael F. Shaughnessy and Susan M. Fulgham present their interview with Ryan Watkins, Associate Professor of Educational Technology at the George Washington University and the author of 10 books and more than 95 articles. In this interview, Watkins discusses the following topics:…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Interviews, Electronic Learning, Skill Development
Watkins, Beverly T. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
At Carnegie Mellon University, interactive videodisks are used to create real-world moral dilemmas in the classroom for students studying ethics, values, and critical thinking. The medium combines the power of film with the control of the computer, but production of materials can be time consuming and difficult. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Critical Thinking, Educational Change, Emotional Response
Agency for Instructional Technology, Bloomington, IN. – 1991
Designed to improve the critical thinking and decision-making skills of 10-to 13-year old students through instruction in basic economic concepts, the Agency for International Technology (AIT), the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE), and the Joint Council on Economic Education (JCEE) are undertaking a project which will use eight…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Economics Education, Educational Resources
So, Simon Wing-wah; Pun, Sai-wing – 2002
This paper describes a prototype of a development project for practicum classes in the Hong Kong Institute of Education. An in-house development of a streaming video system is used for improving student teaching by building a digitized video database from a variety of sources. The main objective is to develop an interactive web-based video…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Critical Thinking, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Nicholas, Mary A.; Toporski, Neil – Foreign Language Annals, 1993
A Lehigh University project to develop interactive video materials for use in upper-level Russian language courses is reported. Russian film clips on laser disc are used to improve writing and speaking skills, stimulate students' critical thinking, and encourage students' collaborative learning. (Contains 23 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Higher Education
Dawson, George – 1991
As a result of declining scores, the National Science Foundation has funded numerous materials-development grants. Largest among these is the Interactive Media Science (IMS) Project at Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee. This project's mandate is to design, develop, and produce six level III interactive videodisc programs for middle…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking